Learning Tip: Handbell Hunting

By on 28-May-2017 - Are there any handbells in your tower? Don’t be afraid to use them to learn all about hunting and the importance of knowing your place. It doesn’t matter if you have never picked up a handbell before! Holding the strap with your thumb uppermost, practise the upstroke (equivalent to a handstroke in the tower) and […] Read more

Simulator Awareness Workshop to be held in Hathern, Leicestershire

By on 26-May-2017 - This half day workshop will be led by Tony Croft at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Hathern on Saturday 29th July. Starting at 9.30am, the session will include an introduction to simulators, how they can be used effectively to teach foundation skills in the tower and support the development of ringers both […] Read more

Kineton Module 1 Day Course Report – Tony Nunn

By on 24-May-2017 - I guess I was not alone in arriving for my ART Module 1 course not quite knowing what to expect. I’ve been ringing (and teaching ringing) for a long time. Would it be a grandmaternal egg-sucking exercise? An exposition of trendy methodology with little grounding in practicality? (Actually, having met Graham Nabb before, I wasn’t […] Read more

More than a Highland Fling

By on 20-May-2017 - This story is more than a love affair with bells! Sue and Ian Turner moved to the Highlands several years ago after getting married and setting up a B&B in idyllic surroundings. And here are the photos to prove it! By happy chance, Sue had already tried ringing while living in England and, after moving […] Read more